Jonathan Bowen
Coach Senor had set the bar high for the Lady Bulldogs this year and one of the goals was to win their first NCMC Conference Title. They have already taken care of Marshall earlier this season in their dual matchup. The other matchup of the evening was a last-minute addition, Palmyra. Mexico wrestled Palmyra last year and depending upon the matchups, there will be some revenge matches in store.
Below are the results of the duals:
Round 1: Mexico 36 vs. Palmyra 3
| 100 | Double Forfeit |
| 105 | Double Forfeit |
| 110 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 115 | Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) over Anna Ragar (Palmyra) (Fall 4:55) |
| 120 | Abbigale Drew (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 125 | Double Forfeit |
| 130 | Double Forfeit |
| 135 | Double Forfeit |
| 141 | Brett Iman (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 149 | Double Forfeit |
| 159 | Choice Foster (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 174 | Shelby Shramek (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 194 | Grace Fessenden (Palmyra) over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) (Dec 9-7) |
| 235 | Double Forfeit |
Round 2: Mexico 36 vs. Hannibal 12
| 100 | Double Forfeit |
| 105 | Double Forfeit |
| 110 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Erica Williams (Hannibal) (Fall 2:50) |
| 115 | Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 120 | Abbigale Drew (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 125 | Double Forfeit |
| 130 | Baylee Butler (Hannibal) over Unknown (For.) |
| 135 | Double Forfeit |
| 141 | Brett Iman (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 149 | Double Forfeit |
| 159 | Sydney Zimmerman (Hannibal) over Tessa Higgins (Mexico) (Fall 0:19) |
| 174 | Shelby Shramek (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 194 | Matty Tolbert (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 235 | Double Forfeit |
Highlight matches:
Kaylynn Pehle was looking to knock off some rust with her first match since the Wonder Woman Tournament. It took her a little while to get going but she scored a few takedowns en route to her third-period pin.
Katherine Bowen earned victory number thirty on the season with her second-period pin vs. Hannibal. She scored a few takedowns and nearfall scores before securing the fall. She is currently in the top 25 in the state with the most pins (she currently has 21) this season and currently has the third most takedowns (50) this season according to track wrestling behind only Chloe Herrick of Harrisonville and Catherine Dutton of Springfield Central.
Freshman Matty Tolbert gave everything she had in her matchup with the senior from Palmyra. Tolbert would lead most of the match but with a matter of seconds left, her opponent finished with a flurry and edged Tolbert 9-7. This would be an interesting potential matchup if they see each other again at the District Tournament.
The Mexico Lady Bulldogs improve to 8-3 on the season in duals. Tomorrow evening the Mexico Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to have a meet at Osage (a quad meet with Versailles and Southern Boone as well and all 3 are District Tournament Opponents). This will be followed up on a trip on Friday to attend the two-day St. Charles Invite (which currently has 25 teams listed to attend it). For both of these meets, the Lady Bulldogs will be traveling with their boy counterparts to all three of these meets. The Mexico Lady Bulldogs’ next home meet will be on Monday as they host their first regular-season tournament event.
